diff --git a/saffron/src/blob.rs b/saffron/src/blob.rs
index 9f31b1a4b9..d9a20828ab 100644
--- a/saffron/src/blob.rs
+++ b/saffron/src/blob.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl<G: KimchiCurve> FieldBlob<G> {
     #[instrument(skip_all, level = "debug")]
     pub fn encode<
         D: EvaluationDomain<G::ScalarField>,
-        EFqSponge: Clone + FqSponge<G::BaseField, G, G::ScalarField>,
+        EFqSponge: FqSponge<G::BaseField, G, G::ScalarField>,
     >(
         srs: &SRS<G>,
         domain: D,
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
         fn test_user_and_storage_provider_commitments_equal(UserData(xs) in UserData::arbitrary())
           { let elems = encode_for_domain(&*DOMAIN, &xs);
-            let user_commitments = commit_to_field_elems(&*SRS, *DOMAIN, elems);
+            let user_commitments = commit_to_field_elems::<_, VestaFqSponge>(&*SRS, *DOMAIN, elems);
             let blob = FieldBlob::<Vesta>::encode::<_, VestaFqSponge>(&*SRS, *DOMAIN, &xs);
-            prop_assert_eq!(user_commitments, blob.commitment.chunks);
+            prop_assert_eq!(user_commitments, blob.commitment);
           }
         }
 }
diff --git a/saffron/src/commitment.rs b/saffron/src/commitment.rs
index 772ffde908..5b9aada956 100644
--- a/saffron/src/commitment.rs
+++ b/saffron/src/commitment.rs
@@ -39,22 +39,27 @@ impl<G: KimchiCurve> Commitment<G> {
 }
 
 #[instrument(skip_all, level = "debug")]
-pub fn commit_to_field_elems<G: CommitmentCurve>(
+pub fn commit_to_field_elems<G: KimchiCurve, EFqSponge>(
     srs: &SRS<G>,
     domain: D<G::ScalarField>,
     field_elems: Vec<Vec<G::ScalarField>>,
-) -> Vec<PolyComm<G>> {
-    field_elems
+) -> Commitment<G>
+where
+    EFqSponge: Clone + FqSponge<G::BaseField, G, G::ScalarField>,
+{
+    let commitments = field_elems
         .par_iter()
         .map(|chunk| {
             let evals = Evaluations::from_vec_and_domain(chunk.to_vec(), domain);
             srs.commit_evaluations_non_hiding(domain, &evals)
         })
-        .collect()
+        .collect();
+    let mut sponge = EFqSponge::new(G::other_curve_sponge_params());
+    Commitment::from_chunks(commitments, &mut sponge)
 }
 
 #[instrument(skip_all, level = "debug")]
-pub fn fold_commitments<G: AffineRepr, EFqSponge: FqSponge<G::BaseField, G, G::ScalarField>>(
+fn fold_commitments<G: AffineRepr, EFqSponge: FqSponge<G::BaseField, G, G::ScalarField>>(
     sponge: &mut EFqSponge,
     commitments: &[PolyComm<G>],
 ) -> (PolyComm<G>, G::ScalarField) {
@@ -75,16 +80,3 @@ pub fn fold_commitments<G: AffineRepr, EFqSponge: FqSponge<G::BaseField, G, G::S
         alpha,
     )
 }
-
-pub fn user_commitment<G: KimchiCurve, EFqSponge: FqSponge<G::BaseField, G, G::ScalarField>>(
-    srs: &SRS<G>,
-    domain: D<G::ScalarField>,
-    field_elems: Vec<Vec<G::ScalarField>>,
-) -> PolyComm<G> {
-    let commitments = commit_to_field_elems(srs, domain, field_elems);
-    let (commitment, _) = {
-        let mut sponge = EFqSponge::new(G::other_curve_sponge_params());
-        fold_commitments(&mut sponge, &commitments)
-    };
-    commitment
-}
diff --git a/saffron/src/main.rs b/saffron/src/main.rs
index 23ca073ca2..1a0f4528c5 100644
--- a/saffron/src/main.rs
+++ b/saffron/src/main.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use saffron::{
     blob::FieldBlob,
     cli::{self, HexString},
-    commitment::user_commitment,
+    commitment::commit_to_field_elems,
     env,
     proof::{self, StorageProof},
     utils,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub fn compute_commitment(args: cli::ComputeCommitmentArgs) -> Result<HexString>
     let mut buf = Vec::new();
     file.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
     let field_elems = utils::encode_for_domain(&domain_fp, &buf);
-    let commitment = user_commitment::<_, VestaFqSponge>(&srs, domain_fp, field_elems);
+    let commitment = commit_to_field_elems::<_, VestaFqSponge>(&srs, domain_fp, field_elems);
     let res = rmp_serde::to_vec(&commitment)?;
     Ok(HexString(res))
 }
diff --git a/saffron/src/proof.rs b/saffron/src/proof.rs
index 9b53949cd0..4a485fdb49 100644
--- a/saffron/src/proof.rs
+++ b/saffron/src/proof.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ where
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{
-        commitment::{commit_to_field_elems, fold_commitments},
+        commitment::commit_to_field_elems,
         env,
         utils::{encode_for_domain, test_utils::UserData},
     };
@@ -153,13 +153,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_storage_prove_verify(UserData(data) in UserData::arbitrary()) {
         let mut rng = OsRng;
-        let (commitment,_) = {
+        let commitment = {
             let field_elems = encode_for_domain(&*DOMAIN, &data);
-            let user_commitments = commit_to_field_elems(&*SRS, *DOMAIN, field_elems);
-            let mut fq_sponge = VestaFqSponge::new(
-                mina_poseidon::pasta::fq_kimchi::static_params(),
-            );
-            fold_commitments(&mut fq_sponge, &user_commitments)
+            commit_to_field_elems::<_, VestaFqSponge>(&*SRS, *DOMAIN, field_elems)
         };
         let blob = FieldBlob::<Vesta>::encode::<_, VestaFqSponge>(&*SRS, *DOMAIN, &data);
         let evaluation_point = Fp::rand(&mut rng);
@@ -170,7 +166,7 @@ mod tests {
         let res = verify_storage_proof::<Vesta, VestaFqSponge>(
             &*SRS,
             &*GROUP_MAP,
-            commitment,
+            commitment.folded,
             evaluation_point,
             &proof,
             &mut rng,